Battle of Orgreave (1984)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Orgreave_(1984)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:violent_confrontation
gptkbp:cause miners' protest against pit closures
gptkbp:date 18 June 1984
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkb:South_Yorkshire_Police
other UK police forces
gptkbp:legacy calls for public inquiry
symbol of industrial conflict in UK
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orgreave,_South_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:media
allegations of police brutality
scale of police deployment
gptkbp:participants thousands of miners
thousands of police officers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:UK_miners'_strike_(1984–1985)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Orgreave_coking_plant
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:result violent clashes
numerous injuries
arrests of miners
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_documentaries
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Orgreave_(2001)_by_Jeremy_Deller
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Orgreave_(2001_reenactment_by_Jeremy_Deller)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Orgreave (1984)